Malcolm X: Make It Plain (1994)

Documentary
2019
Movie

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

6.9
2019

The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.

7.6

Documentary
2004
Movie

Los Angeles Plays Itself

7.6
2004

From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad stories and legends that have come to define it, and meticulously, judiciously revealing the real city that lives beneath.

7.3

Documentary
2012
Movie

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

7.3
2012

Alex Gibney explores the charged issue of pedophilia in the Catholic Church, following a trail from the first known protest against clerical sexual abuse in the United States and all way to the Vatican.

6.4

Documentary
2006
Movie

Fuck

6.4
2006

A documentary on the expletive's origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use.

7.4

Documentary
2017
Movie

I Am Heath Ledger

7.4
2017

The life and career of an actor, artist, and icon. His own journey through his own camera.

7.2

Documentary
2014
Movie

To Be Takei

7.2
2014

Over seven decades, actor and activist George Takei journeyed from a World War II internment camp to the helm of the Starship Enterprise, and then to the daily news feeds of five million Facebook fans. Join George and his husband, Brad, on a wacky and profound trek for life, liberty, and love.

7.2

Documentary
2018
Movie

Love, Gilda

7.2
2018

Diaries, audiotapes, videotapes and testimonials from friends and colleagues offer insight into the life and career of Gilda Radner -- the beloved comic and actress who became an icon on Saturday Night Live.

7.2

Documentary
2020
Movie

Audrey

7.2
2020

An unprecedented and intimate look at the life, work and enduring legacy of British actress Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993).

Documentary
2020
Movie

Welcome to Chechnya

6.9
2020

This searing investigative work shadows a group of activists risking unimaginable peril to confront the ongoing anti-LGBTQ program raging in the repressive and closed Russian republic. Unfettered access and a remarkable approach to protecting anonymity exposes this under-reported atrocity–and an extraordinary group of people confronting evil.

7.7

Documentary
2000
Movie

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

7.7
2000

A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely by chance", without concern for chronological order.

6.8

Documentary
2021
Movie

9/11: Inside the President's War Room

6.8
2021

Experience the events of September 11, 2001 through the eyes of President Bush and his closest advisors as they personally detail the crucial hours and key decisions from that historic day.

7.3

Documentary
2022
Movie

Sidney

7.3
2022

This revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier—iconic actor, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. Featuring interviews with Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Halle Berry, and more.

Documentary
1971
Movie

Directed by John Ford

6.9
1971

A documentary about the life and films of director John Ford.

6.1

Documentary
2012
Movie

Room 237

6.1
2012

A subjective documentary that explores various theories about hidden meanings in Stanley Kubrick's classic film The Shining. Five very different points of view are illuminated through voice over, film clips, animation and dramatic reenactments.

Documentary
2004
Movie

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

7
2004

Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles.

Documentary
2013
Movie

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

6.9
2013

An impressionistic portrait of the iconic actor Harry Dean Stanton comprised of intimate moments, film clips from some of his 250 films and his renditions of American folk songs.

7.8

Documentary
2019
Movie

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

7.8
2019

In 1936, Victor H. Green (1892-1960) published The Negro Motorist Green Book, a book that was both a travel guide and a survival manual, to help African-Americans navigate safe those regions of the United States where segregation and Jim Crow laws were disgracefully applied.

Documentary
2003
Movie

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

6.9
2003

Brilliant, long in-the-works story of the life and art of the world's greatest comedian and the cinema's first genius, Charlie Chaplin. Produced, written and directed by renowned film critic Richard Schickel.